Question 910237
That is much like handling the graph of a line; except the way you described, the line is excluded from the solution, and the absolute value  is a strict inequality.  Identify the related line!  You should be able to determine the slope and the y-intercept from the line.  Form the equation or the relation of the line in, for convenience, slope-intercept form, {{{y=mx+b}}}.  


"Shading on the top", is showing you that the solution region for the inequality is GREATER THAN y.  You can then form your inequality statement as {{{y>mx+b}}}.


If the exercise or test item tells you to use a different form than slope-intercept , then make the suitable steps to put the inequality into the form as instructed in the exercise or test item.